Trump firing government watchdogs is ‘clear violation of law’, says Adam Schiff

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US senator adds to chorus of criticism of president, who fired inspectors at departments including state and defenseDonald Trump’s firing of more than a dozen independent federal government watchdogs late on Friday was a “clear violation of law”, says US senator Adam Schiff, one of the president’s fiercest political opponents.“Yeah, he broke the law,” the California Democrat said Sunday on NBC’s Meet the Press. “And not just any law – but a law meant to crowd out waste, fraud and abuse.” Continue reading...

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